Transportation Security Administration officers across the country found a record high 26 guns in one day on people attempting to pass through airport checkpoints before boarding planes.

“Transportation Security Administration officers across the country found a record high 26 guns in one day on people attempting to pass through airport checkpoints before boarding planes” reports washingtonexaminer.com. In addition, 21 of the 26 guns were loaded.The new record is nearly a 10 percent hike from the previous record of 96 guns set in July 2017.The 26 firearms were found across 15 airports nationwide on May 3, the Department of Homeland Security agency said in a press release.Last year, agents found a record high 3,957 guns in passenger carry-on bags, nearly five times the number seized a decade ago.